Post #42401 by Monkeyman on Thu, Jul 10, 2003 10:00 AM

Leave the bamboo skin on and get a handheld torch (you can buy the kind that are fueled by a small propane can). With a slow and easy technique you work the torch across a small section at a time and the bamboo gets a rich amber tone and will get darker if you hold it in one spot. You must torch it before you assemble it or your lashings will catch fire.

I was torching a peice of bamboo just yesterday. It works and can be easier then all that sanding.

Monkeyman